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Fake Google Chrome OS looks a lot like Ubuntu

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Earlier today, there was a lot of buzz about the new Google Chrome OS beta. I downloaded it, and installed it... and then found out it was a hoax. The fake is actually based on OpenSuSE, which looks a lot like Ubuntu.

It's funny to see how many people retweeted it before even checking the validity of the ISO.

posted by Andrew Mager
October 28, 2009 @ 12:05 pm

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